PJ200E

[amanda.]

Hi. I have just bought a PJ200E and have a couple of questions which I hope someone can help me with. Firstly, the projection facility is excellent and this was one of the main reasons for my purchase. I recorded my daughter's school play last week and I played it back on the projector and it worked fine. Thinking I would copy to disc, I took the SD card out of the PJ200 and put it directly into my PC. I watched it via Windows media on the PC and it played fine. I then burned it to disc and to USB stick and then tried to play both on my TV (it has built in DVD player and USB port). Although the footage played perfectly, there was no audio sound. Baffled, i took them back to the PC where they both played perfectly. Help, I am totally stuck! I then put the original SD into the handycam but 'no image' is showing so i can no longer play it on my projector but it plays fine on PC. I am guessing I made a mistake by taking the SD card and putting it directly into PC? I have tried everything to copy the SD to disc with audio but it doesn't copy the sudio, only the footage. Does anyone know how I can successfully copy the SD to DVd disc with audio? My second question - I believe there are devices called VRD-MC6 and VRD-P1 which can copy footage without using the PC. Are these products good and do they work with the PJ200, if so, which one is the best?? Hope someone can help!

[blaireau_photo · Accepted solution]

Hello amanda. - Welcome to the Sony Forums

The video may have been converted to a format on the SD card that is no longer viewable on your camcorder but as long as you can still view it all on your PC with sound, you should be able to rectify this problem. In terms of the software that you are using, I would recommend using a free product such as Windows Movie Maker to convert the SD card content into a format that can be played on a TV as when you choose to 'burn to DVD', this will copy the audio and video using a standard format that is compatible with all DVD players. Viewing directly from a USB stick can be a little bit 'hit and miss' from one TV set to another as each manufacturer seems to have their own requirements in terms of the exact types of video file that can be played. However, if you let me know the make and model of your TV, I will try and find a list of file types that should work correctly.

Personally, I have not used those other devices that you mentioned and honestly, if you can get it all working correctly using a PC (it may take a little bit of experimenting with various pieces of software) it may be better to save your money as in general, using a computer gives a lot more choices and flexibility when it comes to editing/converting video files.

Thanks,

Simon